Milos Uzan was the third option on the drawn-up situation, but big man JoJo Tugler’s instincts made all the difference to advance the Cougars.

The Cougars were tested and trailed at halftime, but rebounded in the second half with Milos Uzan's starring effort.

The No. 1 Houston Cougars and No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers round out the Sweet 16 on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

With 2.8 seconds left, Houston's execution provided another example of how Sampson’s mind calms in hectic moments to find simple solutions.

No. 1 seed Houston is headed to the Final Four for the second time in the past five seasons after imposing its will on No. 2 seed Tennessee for a 69-50 win in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Cougars used a masterful defensive effort to build a 22-point first half lead and then held on late for their 17th consecutive victory.

Other programs could make aggressive overtures toward Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, while Matt Painter is already active in portal.

Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

The Midwest Region wrapped up Sunday with the All-Tournament team being announced, which included Purdue's star guard.

Houston will take on Tennessee on Sunday at 1:20 p.m. after pulling off a thrilling win against Purdue Friday. Catch the Houston-Tennessee game on KHOU 11!